@db5151: "I am wanting to upgrade the hard drive in my T43 but am not sure of what to 
replace it with. How can I find out what interface it uses, and whether a 
certain disc will be compatible with it? It currently has a 55Gb drive, and 
I am looking at a WD Scorpio Black 500Gb SATA drive on Amazon.  Does it 
matter that the drive I am wanting to put in is almost ten times the 
capacity of the drive it came with? Will a SATA drive work with an IDE 
interface (if that is what I have)?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave "
    @db5151: "Aahh,  Well, thanks for this bit of info.  Saved me some trouble. Do you 
know if there is any liklihood of problems installing a new drive that is 
ten times larger than the original?  I heard somewhere that it might be a 
problem to go with a disc that large, which is why I ask. Would rather avoid 
problems if I can...
Much appreciated...
Dave
"Marc Auslander" <email_address> wrote in message 
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    @georgeruch74: "<quote>
You're right to be concerned.  The T43 series uses an SATA ->
PATA bridge which can cause the infamous 2010 BIOS error.  Here's
the summary of the problem, courtesy ThinkWiki:
<url>
(mind the wrap)
Short version: Know before you upgrade."
    @laurencewilmer: ""Dave" <email_address> wrote in message 
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I have a saved search on Ebay for Seagate Momentus 5400.3 ST91608 - which is 
one of the drives known to work.
But they keep coming up at �60+
Since Morgans have T61s (which ARE easily upgradeable) at around �150 it 
doesn't really seem worth the hassle
Laurence "
    @db5151: ""lol" <email_address> wrote in message 
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Well, I am looking at a 500Gb drive
on Amazon put out by Lonovo specifically for Thinkpads, so we'll see what 
that buys me. :)  Maybe, I'll get lucky.
Dave"
    @laurencewilmer: ""Dave" <email_address> wrote in message 
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<quote>
Hope it works - "Thinkpads" covers quite a wide range of very different 
hardware and interfaces.
Fingers crossed! "
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